Unit 2 Topic 3 Study Guide 2024 PDF

Unit 2 Topic 3 Study Guide Tuesday, October 22, 2024 1. What were the causes of the War of 1812? Causes – impressment of US sailors, violation of the American neutral rights, blockading of American trade, and Britain began forming alliances with Native A...

Unit 2 Topic 3 Study Guide Tuesday, October 22, 2024 1. What were the causes of the War of 1812? Causes – impressment of US sailors, violation of the American neutral rights, blockading of American trade, and Britain began forming alliances with Native American nations inside the US 2. What areas of the US supported going to war with Great Britain and why? The South and West, mostly Democratic-Republicans, wanted to fight back against the British violation of neutral rights and they also say this as an opportunity to expand American land claims into Canada and Florida while putting pressure on Britain to stop harassing trade 3. What areas were against it? Why? The Northeast and Federalists were against the war. The northeast did not want trade disrupted and they believed the war was being fought to help Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain. 4. How did the Federalists resist or react to the war? Some refused to pay taxes, boycotted war loans, and refused to furnish troops. Some even discussed the possibility of the New England states seceding and forming their own country. 5. Who were the Warhawks? Republicans (Democratic-Republicans) in Congress who supported going to war 6. What was the most effective British naval tactic? Describe what that means. What effect did the blockade have? Blockade – blocks ports to stop trading The blockade limited commerce or trading during the war. This hurt the economy and made it difficult for the US to get supplies or sell exports. 7. Why did some Native American tribes form an alliance with the British? The British promised the Native Americans that Native American land would be guaranteed as their own and that land that they had lost to Americans would be given back. 8. What is a confederation? An organization of united groups united as an alliance 9. Who led the Native American confederation that allied with the British? Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader 10. What treaty ended the war? What was the effect of the treaty? Treaty of Ghent – It just stopped the fighting. It did not solve the problems that caused the war such as impressment or violation of neutral rights. 11. Who led the American troops at the Battle of New Orleans? What was ironic about the timing of this battle? Andrew Jackson – the treaty to end the war had already been signed, but the news had not yet spread 12. How were the Native Americans and the British affected by the War of 1812? Native American resistance to westward American expansion was crushed. Tribes who were on either side of the war lost most of their land east of the Mississippi by the 1830s. Britain lost influence and power over the North American continent. 13. What were the positive results of the victory in the War of 1812? It created a new sense of nationalism, it put the US on equal footing with Great Britain, the Democratic-Republicans gained power to lead the nation while the Federalists lost power for not supporting the war, started the Era of Good Feelings 14. What effect did the War of 1812 have on the Federalist Party? Since they did not support the war, they were seen as unpatriotic and the party began to fade out 15. Why was the Era of Good Feelings called the Era of Good Feelings? Since the Federalists party died out after the War of 1812, there was only one dominant political party. There was no political strife or competition as a result. There was non-partisan harmony. 16. What were the three main ideas of Henry Clay’s American System? Development of transportation and infrastructure (internal improvements) Chartering of the Second National Bank Protective tariffs to help US manufacturing develop 17. What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? President Monroe wanted to warn European countries that North and South America were no longer open for colonization. Europe should not try to take any land from independent nations and the US would not interfere in European affairs. 18. What is the main point of the Monroe Doctrine? STUDY THE MONROE DOCTRINE EXCERPT ANNOTATION PAGE. President Monroe wanted to warn European countries that North and South America were no longer open for colonization. The US would consider any European action of trying to control or take over any land from independent countries as an act of aggression. The US promised to stay out of European countries’ domestic issues.